At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Maneh District of Maneh and Samalqan County[a]) was 7,761 in 1,635 households.[5] There were 8,819 inhabitants in 2,021 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 9,618 in 2,241 households. The most populous of its 29 villages was Kohneh Jolgeh, with 2,010 people.[2]
In 2023, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Maneh County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Shirin Su District.[3]